Quite a few people told me that I should. They think I'd be great for someone to vent to when life is stressful due to a successful business or new startup. I grew up from a harsh background filled with poverty and violence. My doctor, in Woodside, CA, a life coach from San Francisco, and a few others told me to look into Clarity just to listen to and possibly suggest a personal solution for individuals who are feeling lost or down. I am having trouble making the choice on my own because of my background. I worry that even though myself and others that personally know me see it as an advantage, people here may not.
Something critical to keep in mind is that we're all experts about some topics and painfully ignorant about others. I have years of experience in software, marketing, and running small businesses; if someone has questions in that domain, I have something to offer.
But if someone asked me about raising children or building an engine, I'd be utterly out of my depth.
Also, keep in mind that expertise is a spectrum: to someone who's never used a computer before, I might appear to have a direct magical connection to another universe; to a thirty-year computer science veteran, I might look like a kitten with a ball of string.
I'm not the smartest or the most qualified consultant out there. However, for the people I help, I have experiences and strategies and insights that they currently lack. So one person might roll her eyes at what I have to say, but another might find a new way of looking at things that helps him change his life.
If you like helping people, sign up. You have a lifetime of experience to share, and for the right person, that experience can change everything.
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